Imagine two rigid chambers separated by a rigid membrane that is freely permeable to water but impermeable to glucose.Side 1 contains a 10 percent glucose solution and side 2 contains pure water.At equilibrium,what will be the situation?
A)Water will continue to move from side 1 to side 2.
B)Water will continue to move from side 2 to side 1.
C)The hydrostatic pressure will be higher in side 1.
D)The hydrostatic pressure will be higher in side 2.
E)There is no way to tell what the situation will be.

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At equilibrium, water will move from side 2 to side 1 due to osmosis, increasing the hydrostatic pressure on side 1.

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